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| | | (a) | persons employed by a body listed in section 2(2) or otherwise |
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| | | working for such a body (whether as or on behalf of a contractor, |
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| | | as a volunteer or otherwise) in, or in connection with, the |
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| | | provision, commissioning or regulation of NHS services; |
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| | | (b) | persons employed by a person listed in subsection (4) or (5) of |
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| | | section 2 or otherwise working for such a person (whether as or |
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| | | on behalf of a contractor, as a volunteer or otherwise) in, or in |
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| | | connection with, the provision of services or assistance or the |
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| | | making of arrangements as mentioned in the subsection in |
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| | | (6) | For the purposes of subsection (3), each of the following is a local authority— |
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| | | (a) | a county council in England; |
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| | | (b) | a district council in England, other than a council for a district in a county |
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| | | for which there is a county council; |
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| | | (c) | a London borough council; |
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| | | (d) | the Common Council of the City of London; |
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| | | (e) | the Council of the Isles of Scilly.’. |
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| | | Notification to Parliament of the impact of quality accounts |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall make a statement to Parliament no later than 3 years |
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| | | after the coming into force of this Part regarding the impact of quality accounts. |
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| | | (2) | This statement shall address the demand for quality accounts from patients and |
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| | | members of the public, the improvements that quality accounts have brought |
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| | | about as provider organisations focus on quality improvement, and the way that |
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| | | quality accounts reflect the healthcare needs of patients servied by the bodies |
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| | | listed in Clause 8, subsections (2) and (3).’. |
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| | | Cross border pharmaceutical services |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘After paragraph 13 of schedule 1 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act |
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| | | “Cross border pharmaceutical services |
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| | | (14) | The Welsh Ministers must ensure that residents of England registered |
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| | | with Welsh general practices receive the same access to pharmaceutical |
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| | | services as residents of England registered with English general |
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| | | (15) | The Secretary of State may issue guidance on the representation of |
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| | | English residents registered with Welsh general practices by Members of |
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| | | Parliament to Welsh Ministers.”’. |
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| | | Evaluation of quality accounts |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall make a statement to Parliament no later than 4 years |
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| | | after the coming into force of this Part regarding the impact of quality accounts. |
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| | | (2) | This statement shall examine the way quality accounts reflect the demographic, |
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| | | social, economic and geographical areas served by the bodies listed in Clause 8, |
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| | | subsections (2) and (3).’. |
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| | | Charges to overseas visitors |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 |
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| | | (S.I. 1989/306) are amended as follows— |
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| | | (2) | In regulations 4, paragraph (c) after the second “Kingdom”, insert “or under the |
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| | | Human Rights Convention, whether or not such application has been decided.” |
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| | | (3) | In regulation 4, paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (c), leave out “which has not yet |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | This section applies to information provided by the National Health Service to |
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| | | patients or members of the public. |
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| | | (2) | Information to which this section applies shall be made available in a manner |
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| | | which is accessible to people with disabilities. |
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| | | (3) | Each NHS trust shall publish annually, as part of their reporting on their |
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| | | Disability Equality Duty obligations, details of the number of documents they |
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| | | have provided to disabled people in formats other than standard print.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may make regulations imposing such requirements as he |
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| | | considers necessary prohibiting or restricting the sale or supply of tobacco |
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| | | products otherwise than in packages or packaging which comply with the |
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| | | (2) | The regulations made by the Secretary of State in subsection (1) may impose such |
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| | | requirements the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient with respect |
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| | | to any one or more of the following particulars— |
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| | | (a) | the colour of the packages or packaging; |
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| | | (b) | the shape and material of the packages or packaging; |
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| | | (c) | distinctive marks displayed on the packages or packaging; |
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| | | (d) | trade marks or registered trade marks displayed on the packages or |
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| | | (e) | the labelling in respect of packages, packaging or tobacco products, or |
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| | | associated with packages, packaging or tobacco products; |
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| | | (f) | the contents inside the packages or packaging, in addition to tobacco |
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| | | (g) | any other particulars as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. |
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| | | (3) | Regulations made under this section may provide that packages or packaging of |
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| | | any such description, or falling within any such class, as may be specified in the |
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| | | regulations shall not, except in such circumstances (if any) as may be so specified, |
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| | | be of any such colour or shape, or display any such mark or trade mark, or any |
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| | | other particulars as may be so specified. |
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| | | (4) | No person shall, in the course of a business carried on by him, sell or supply, or |
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| | | have in his possession for the sale or supply, any tobacco product, package, or |
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| | | packaging in such circumstances as to contravene any requirements imposed by |
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| | | regulations under this section which are applicable to that tobacco product, |
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| | | (5) | Any regulations made under this section may provide that any person who |
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| | | contravenes the regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on |
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| | | summary conviction to a fine not exceeding a level on the standard scale specified |
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| | | in regulations made by the Secretary of State. |
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| | | (6) | Before making any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall |
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| | | consult such persons as are likely to him to be substantially affected by those |
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| | | (7) | For the purposes of this Act— |
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| | | “trade mark” and “registered trade mark” shall have the same meaning as in |
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| | | section 1 of the Trade Marks Act 1994; |
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| | | “package” shall mean the packet, container, wrapping or other receptacle |
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| | | which contains or is to contain the tobacco products; |
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| | | “packaging” shall mean all products made of any material to be used for the |
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| | | containment, protection, handling, transporting, delivery, sale and |
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| | | presentation of the packages; |
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| | | “tobacco products” shall include cigarettes, cigars and any other product |
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| | | containing tobacco and intended for oral or nasal use and smoking |
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| | | mixtures intended as a substitute for tobacco, and the expression |
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| | | “cigarettes” includes cut tobacco rolled up in paper, tobacco leaf, or other |
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| | | material in such form as to be capable of immediate use for smoking, and |
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| | | cigarette papers, tubes and filters. |
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| | | (8) | Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section— |
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| | | (a) | may make different provision for different cases; and |
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| | | (b) | may contain such incidental supplemental, consequential and transitional |
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| | | provision as the Secretary of State thinks fit. |
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| | | (9) | The powers of the Secretary of State under this subsection shall be exercisable by |
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| | | (10) | No regulations under this section shall be made unless a draft has been laid |
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| | | before, and approved by a resolution of, both Houses of Parliament.’. |
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| | | Decriminalisation of pharmaceutical errors |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Medicines Act 1968 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 67 (Offences under part III) after “sections 52, 58, 63;” leave out “64”. |
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| | | (3) | In section 122 (Warranty as defence) in subsection (2) after “section 63(b)”, leave |
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| | | out “sections 64 and” and insert “section”.’. |
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| | | Nicotine replacement therapy |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall before 21 July 2009 set out guidance for consultation |
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| | | with appropriate stakeholders to provide greater access to nicotine replacement |
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| | | therapy for members of the public.’. |
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| | | ‘(1) | Within two months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish |
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| | | a committee of appropriate stakeholders to propose new approaches to reduce the |
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| | | prevalence of tobacco smuggling. |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State shall before 21 July 2009 establish a consultation with |
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| | | appropriate stakeholders to reduce the prevalence of tobacco smuggling in the |
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| | | That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the |
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| | | proceedings of the Committee. |
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| | | Order of the House [8 JUNE 2009] |
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| | | That the following provisions shall apply to the Health Bill [Lords]: |
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| | | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 25 June 2009. |
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| | | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | | 4. | Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | | proceedings on consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | | consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed. |
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| | | Order of the Committee [16 June 2009] |
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| | | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday |
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| | | (a) | at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 16 June; |
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| | | (b) | at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 18 June; |
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| | | (c) | at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 23 June; |
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| | | (d) | at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 25 June; |
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| | | (2) | the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 13, |
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| | | Schedule 1, Clauses 14 to 16, Schedule 2, Clauses 17 to 19, Schedule 3, |
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| | | Clauses 20 to 24, Schedule 4, Clauses 25 to 33, Schedule 5, Clauses 34 to 37, |
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| | | Schedule 6, Clauses 38 to 40, new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining |
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| | | (3) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | | conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 25 June. |
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